The Benefits of Stable Value Funds for Plan Participants
Stable value is touted as helping near-retirees manage sequence risk, should they have the misfortune...
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What DB Plans Can Learn From Endowment Investing
Alternative investments and private assets might help defined benefit plans diversify and generate more returns.
Survey Findings
In a year darkened by COVID-19, our 2020 Defined Contribution Survey turns a spotlight on providers with exceptional service.
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Simplifying the Retirement Planning Message
Employees need to be taught how to manage finances and save for the future before being advised on how to create an income stream in retirement.
Sponsor Offers a 403(b), 401(k) and 457(b): Can an Employee Contribute to All Three?
Experts from Groom Law Group and CAPTRUST answer questions concerning retirement plan administration and regulations.
Kimberly-Clark Hit With Excessive Fee Lawsuit
The suit mainly takes issue with an alleged failure to solicit competitive bids for retirement plan services and the use...
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John Hancock Extends Personalized Retirement Advice Program to All Plan Clients
The firm is also launching an online experience to deliver personalized recommendations to participants.
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Plan Sponsors Face Several Decisions About Emergency Savings Offerings
They need to determine how emergency savings accounts will be invested and whether to match employees’ savings, as well as...
The Benefits of Stable Value Funds for Plan Participants
Stable value is touted as helping near-retirees manage sequence risk, should they have the misfortune of retiring into a downturn,...
Retirement Industry People Moves
DWC – The 401(k) Experts selects new principal, and Ascensus names new FuturePlan president.
Claims Against Astellas, Aon Move Forward in Untested CITs Lawsuit
A judge found that allegations were sufficient to deny most motions to dismiss filed by the plan sponsor and the...
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Efforts to Make HSAs More Inclusive
How decoupling HSAs from high-deductible health plans (HDHPs) could bring advantages to both the employee and employer.
Questions Sponsors Need to Ask When Hiring a 3(38) Fiduciary
DC plan sponsors should examine a potential investment manager’s approach to governance as well as investing, and they should review...
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Industry Intelligence Spotlight
Financial Wellness Programs Empower Employees
Companies are embracing an educational approach as half of adults report feeling “financially anxious.” As employees grapple with financial stress being amplified by the pandemic, employers are responding by taking a holistic look...
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Financial ownership: Helping participants move from engagement to actions
Catherine Golladay, President Schwab Retirement Plan Services keynote from the PLANSPONSOR National Conference
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Are your glide paths diversified enough for today’s evolving markets?
As plan participants head toward retirement, a target-date fund’s stock allocation decreases while its exposure to bonds goes up. But this is only part of the story for glide paths. With ever-changing markets,...
The Transition Risk Zone
Where Retirement Perception and Reality Diverge
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Service for a Crowd
Plan design changes that can boost retirement outcomes across demographics.
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Generous Means to an End
This plan sponsor’s perk helps employees get free of student debt.
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Shelter From a Storm
Being a safe harbor plan could protect it from turbulence.
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Are Annuities Good for All?
Sponsors should consider each case from every angle.
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Multiple Ways to Glide to the Finish
It’s not as simple as fixed income changing places with equities in...
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